Rehoboth (AGS 50) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDING OFFICER C. E. BARLEY COMMANDER, u.s. NAVY mi. ri Our Commanding Officer, Commander C. E. Barley, was bn rn in Ivlaramec, Olclahoma. on Sepfember l4fh, l923. I-Ie began his Naval career as an enlisfed man in l94O, firsf serving aboard fhe USS CALIFORNIA, and on fhe sfaff of Commander Baffleship Forces Pacific II942-l943l as a radioman. I-Iis nexf four of dufy was on fhe USS IVIC- CORD ll943l and on Commander Desfroyer Squadron 49 Sfaff as Communicafions Su- pervisor. Commander Barley fhen served on board fhe USS FARGO unfil ICI46, following his affendance af Radio lvlaferial School. I-le was commissioned an Ensign on Sepfember 23rd, I94o, and affended fhe Universify of Colorado followed by General Line School af Newporf, Rhode Island. From l95O fo I953 he served as Elecfronics lvlaferial and Communicafions Officer on USS WI-IITLEY IIQSOI, USS ORISKANY ll95O-I952l and USS BRUSI-I H952-l953l. I-le was fhen frans- ferred for a fwo-year four of dufy wifh fhe Sub-Board of lnspecfion and Survey in New Orleans, I.a. H953-l955l. In I955 and I956 Commander Barley was CIC and Commu- nicafions Officer on USS IVIT. lvIcKlNLEY followed by dufy on fhe Sfaff of Com- mander Amphibious Squadron ONE. Affer a four af fhe Fleef Anfiair Warfare Training Cenfer, Pacific af San Diego, Calif. H958- l9oOl he was Operafions Officer on USS TU- LARE H960-l962l and Execufive Officer of USS COMSTOCK H962-l963l. Command- er Barley came fo USS REI-IOBOTI-I from fhe Office of Naval Research Branch Office, London, England, where he was Naval Ap- plicafions Liaison Officer in Elecfronics Communicafions Command and Confrol. In fhis capacify he had confacf wifh sev- eral oceanographic research proiecfs. I-fe is fhus well qualified for his presenf assign- menf as Commanding Officer on fhe USS REI-IOBOTI-I.

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U. S. S. REI DTH QAGS-507 ao FLEL ,vosf orr-'ICE SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA The period depicted by the words and pictures in this book is more than what we normally think of as a cruise. Some of us would more likely . describe it as an era, a significant stage of history. For all of HS lt has been a period of growth and progress, containing some disappointments and frustrations, but also containing many pleasures and accomplishments. We came through a shipyard overhaul when there were many more repairs to be accomplished than time and funds would allow. For many, the arrival of the ship in Stockton, in the San Joaquin Valley in central California, marked the end of a long cruise, but for most of us it was the beginning. The period of time im ediately following a shipyard overhaul is always a very important one in the life of a ship and her crew. Many hours are spent in cleaning up and putting things back together. There is much train- ing to be done, individual training as well as team training. lnvariably there is a large turnover of personnel during the overhaul period and new men must have time to become familiar with their ship and the equipment which they are going to operate and maintain. We reported for Refresher Training in San Diego later than we had expected, but we completed the training with a record for which each of us can be quite proud. Upon completion of the refresher training there was no doubt that we were a crew ready to operate. And operate we did. From our de- parture in February to our return in July, REHOBOTH steamed approximately 25,000 miles. We spent 120 days at sea and only 32 days in port for up- keep and recreation. We visited interesting ports such as Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and Yokosuka, Japan. We stopped at other places such as Midway, Adak, and Guam where we had to provide our own amusement. At sea we some- times fought gale force winds and mountainous seas, while at other times we sailed through waters so calm that hardly a ripple could be seen. There were times when the sun shone brightly for days on end, and other times when we didn't see the sun for weeks in a row. As the cruise comes to an end and we put together this pictorial record of people, places and events, each of you has good reason to feel some degree of pride in your own contribution to the successful completion of an exe tremely important mission in the service of our country. I hope that in years to come, as each of you review this cruise book, you will recall pleasant memories of your 1966 - 67 cruise in your ship, REHOBOTH. Sincerely, C. E. BARLESXLEZQVX 1942 S ' F ervuce orce, U. S. Pacific Fleet 1967 Twenty - Fifth Anniversary